Understanding the biblical Herods Bruce Chilton moves Herod the Great and Herod Antipas from backdrop to center stage.

Herod the Great was the father of Herod Antipas, the ruler from the New Testament's account of the lives of Jesus and John the Baptist.

The scene of Jesus’ appearance before Herod is depicted in art by 18th-century painter John Valentine Haidt.

One point that Herod introduces is the confusion propagated by the repetitive family names of Herod and Antipas and the 21st-century media portrayal regarding his role in history.

Archeologists working in Machaerus, in Israel, have allegedly discovered the site of Salome’s famous dance. As one of three sons, Herod Antipas inherited only Galilee and Perea from his father.

(The Conversation) — Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth.

Herod Antipas was reportedly reluctant to have John the Baptist killed but soon the daughter, called Salome, was said to receive John's head on a platter.

The Gospel story further villainizes Herod, whose son, also called King Herod, or Herod Antipas, was ruling at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion around 30 C.E. Herod may have been a splendid builder and ...

Herod Antipas was reportedly reluctant to have John the Baptist killed but soon the daughter, called Salome, was said to receive John's head on a platter.

The Gospel story further villainizes Herod, whose son, also called King Herod, or Herod Antipas, was ruling at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion around 30 C.E.